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1 April 2004 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 1 April 2004 was a Thursday.
- ARIA No. 1
- The ARIA No. 1 was “Yeah!” by Usher featuring Lil Jon and Ludacris.
- Top Film of 2004
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2004 was Shrek 2.
- Best-Selling Vehicle of 2004
- Australia's top-selling new vehicle in 2004 was the Holden Commodore.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 1 April is Aries.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 1 April 2004 fell in the Year of the Monkey.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for April is Diamond.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 1 April 2004 was Waxing Gibbous.
On this day: 1 April
- 1999 Nunavut is established as a Canadian territory carved out of the eastern part of the Northwest Territories.
- 2001 Former President of Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Slobodan Milošević surrenders to police special forces, to be tried on war crimes charges.
- 2001 Same-sex marriage becomes legal in the Netherlands, the first contemporary country to allow it.
- 2004 Google launches its Email service Gmail.
- 2006 Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) of the Government of the United Kingdom is enforced, but later merged into National Crime Agency on 7 October 2013.
Famous people born on 1 April
- Debbie Reynolds, American actress, singer, and dancer (1932–2016)
- Bijou Phillips, American actress and model (born 1980)
- Susan Boyle, Scottish singer (born 1961)
- Otto von Bismarck, German lawyer and politician, 1st Chancellor of the German Empire (1815–1898)
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Events of 2004 in Australia
A selection from Wikipedia's '2004 in Australia'. Not a complete list.
- 2 January – "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin feeds a crocodile at his famous Australia Zoo while holding his one-month-old baby son, Robert Irwin. The incident generates a great deal of criticism both nationally and internationally over the next few days.
- 1 February – The first Ghan passenger train across Australia from Adelaide to Darwin sets off on its three-day journey.
- 3 March – A bottle of wine is discovered on board the Queensland Government jet when Indigenous Policy Minister Liddy Clark and her staff visit an alcohol-free Indigenous community at Lockhart River, about 800 km north of Cairns.
Life in Australia in 2004
Prime Minister
John Howard
Monarch
Queen Elizabeth II
Petrol (per litre)
$1.00
Loaf of Bread
$2.40
Average House
$290,000
Weekly Wage
$970.00
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